Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 7 - Jonquilla
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Description: 'Fls 1-2 per stem, 64 mm wide; perianth segments greenish white (155A), somewhat reflexed; corona yellowish white 155B.'‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk
Hybridizer: G.E. Morrill
Year of registration: 1977
Country of Origin: United States
Seed parent: Bithynia
Pollen parent: {N. jonquilla}
Links: DaffSeek - Daffodil Database
RHS - Daffodil Register

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: scented
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Gophers/Voles
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Bulbs
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: Bithynia x N. jonquilla

Common names
  • Jonquilla Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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